Plus’Malware,’ ‘Wing Nut,’ Now in Dictionary’Malware,’ ‘Wing Nut,’ Now in DictionaryThe Associated PressBefore your next party, go ahead and consult the latest edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, which now includes edamame , pescatarian and about 100 other newly added words that have taken root in the American lexicon. (July 7)If you were a “wingnut” bent on setting off a “dirty bomb” or writing some “malware,” you might just need a “mental health day.” Or maybe you’re just a “fanboy” of the latest version of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.These words are just a few of the hundred or so that are new entries into the classic listing of words.(SOT: CHRISTOPHER TANNOCK/SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND)(10:59:40) FANBOY. A PERSON THAT’S A FAN OF A CERTAIN TOPIC. (SOT: JOANNE JORDAN/LINCOLN RI)(10:58:07) MENTAL HEALTH DAY IS A DAY TO RELEASE STRESS AND NOT WORK AND JUST GO TO A PEACEFUL PLACE.For those of you following along, “dirty bomb” dates back to 1956 and is a bomb designed to release radioactive material. “Wingnut” is another name for a radical.And “malware?”(SOT: LISA ROADCAP/ CALIFORNIA)(11:04:41) NO THAT ONE I’VE NEVER HEARD OF.It’s software designed to interfere with a computer’s normal functioning.We stumped a few more people with words from the list.(SOT: DAVID TANNOCK/SMITHFIELD RHODE ISLAND)(10:57:06) EDAMAME. I DO NOT. We do, thanks to actually reading the list, it’s another name for immature green soybeans, usually in the pod.There is evidence …
‘Malware,’ ‘Wing Nut,’ Now in Dictionary
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